| Ah, the power of love! Your heart beats
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| | Isaac Hayes, Gordon Lightfoot, and George
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| faster, your eyes open wider, and you're
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| | Michael."Cherish," by Terry Kirkman,
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| much more likely to listen to a love
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| | 1966.Kirkman reportedly wrote this lovely
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| song. Each February 14, and during the
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| | song in a half-hour while he was the
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| weeks leading up to Valentine's Day, the
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| | keyboard player in the overlooked Los
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| musical choices of the nation turn more
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| | Angeles-based band The Association.
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| romantic.Over the years, some wonderfully
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| | Featuring wonderfully expressive vocal
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| potent love songs have been recorded. In
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| | harmonies, the song is actually about
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| fact, the most difficult part of writing
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| | unrequited love, but its feeling of
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| this article was trimming the list down
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| | desire is so strong that this tune still
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| to just ten tunes.So, if you don't find
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| | gets played at weddings and anniversary
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| your favorite love song here, send me an
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| | parties. Some Internet sites explain that
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| e-mail at and let me know your desires on
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| | the recording was nearly three and a half
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| the subject. Meanwhile, you might want to
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| | minutes long, which was a bit much for
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| visit or for a large selection of
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| | radio play in those days, so the song was
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| songs, often with the complete lyrics.But
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| | sped up to 3:13 but listed on the label
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| right now, sit back, relax, pop a
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| | as 3:00. It later became the first hit
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| chocolate bon-bon in your mouth, and read
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| | for David Cassidy, star of TV's "The
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| some surprising facts about the Top Ten
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| | Partridge Family," but that shouldn't
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| Love Songs for Valentine's Day (in
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| | dissuade you from checking out the
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| chronological order):"Someone to Watch
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| | original."God Only Knows," by Brian
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| Over Me," George and Ira Gershwin,
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| | Wilson, 1966.Although it begins with the
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| 1926.The birthplace of this lovely and
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| | line, "I may not always love you," the
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| moody number was an otherwise light and
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| | rest of the song is as assertive about
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| frothy Broadway musical called "Oh, Kay."
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| | undying love as anything ever written. In
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| The song was originally fast-paced, but
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| | the recording by the Beach Boys, Carl
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| soon moved to the ballad form, in keeping
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| | Wilson's lead vocal achieves a rarified
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| with the lyrics. There have been
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| | combination of strength and tenderness
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| evocative renditions of the song every
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| | and the entire track is ethereal in its
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| year since it was first composed, with a
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| | beauty. Cover versions of the song appear
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| wide variety of artists contributing
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| | in the films "Boogie Nights" and "Saved,"
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| notable versions, including Rosemary
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| | while the original is at the end of the
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| Clooney, Doris Day, Judy Garland, Ella
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| | charming Richard Curtis film, "Love,
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| Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Elton John,
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| | Actually.""Your Song," by Elton John and
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| rapper Queen Latifah (although hers is
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| | Bernie Taupin, 1967.It is said that the
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| not a rap version), trumpeter Chris
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| | original lyric sheet has coffee stains on
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| Botti, pianist Keith Jarrett, blues
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| | it because Taupin wrote the song at
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| legend Etta James, Barbra Streisand, and
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| | breakfast one morning at the home of
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| Sting, who sang it over the opening
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| | John's parents, where he and the
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| credits of the 1987 Ridley Scott film of
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| | soon-to-be-superstar artist were living.
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| the same name."Night and Day," by Cole
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| | While some mistakenly think this was the
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| Porter, 1932.Written for the play, "Gay
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| | first John/Taupin collaboration, it was
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| Divorce," and also appearing in the film,
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| | one of their earliest works. John
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| "The Gay Divorcee," this may be the most
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| | reportedly wrote the melody in 20
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| famous of Porter's 800+ songs, and
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| | minutes. The song perfectly captures the
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| illustrates his seemingly effortless flow
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| | sense of wonder experienced by anyone who
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| of words, culminating in the bold
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| | has fallen in love."I Will Always Love
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| statement that all of life's torments
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| | You," by Dolly Parton, 1974.When Dolly
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| won't end "Till you let me spend my life
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| | Parton ended her professional songwriting
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| making love to you, day and night, night
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| | relationship with Porter Wagoner, she
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| and day." Such is the economy of Porter's
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| | wrote this heartfelt breakup song even
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| writing that this one phrase combines the
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| | though they were not romantically
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| singer's desire with a promise of eternal
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| | involved. The result was a number one
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| love while managing to invert and restate
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| | country hit for Parton. She recorded
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| the title, all in 17 words. It's why many
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| | another version for the 1978 film, "The
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| songwriters would want to say to Porter,
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| | Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," and
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| "You're the Top," which is another of his
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| | again hit number one on the country
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| famous songs, and would have made this
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| | charts. Whitney Houston's version of the
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| list if it wasn't also so full of
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| | song appeared in the 1992 film, "The
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| humor."Unchained Melody," Alex North and
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| | Bodyguard," and dominated the pop, soul
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| Hy Zaret, 1936.William Stirrat was 16 and
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| | and adult contemporary charts for weeks.
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| too shy to approach the girl of his
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| | Not a day goes by without someone playing
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| dreams, so he wrote one of the world's
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| | it to demonstrate the depth of their
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| most beautiful tales of love and longing
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| | love, which is ironic since it is a song
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| (using Zaret as his pen name). The
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| | about saying goodbye."Heaven," by Jim
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| breathtaking melody was by Alex North
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| | Vallance and Bryan Adams, 1983.Written
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| (who went on to compose scores for
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| | for the thankfully forgotten 1983 film "A
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| "Spartacus," "Cleopatra," and many other
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| | Night in Heaven," the song also appeared
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| films). It took 19 years before their
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| | on Adams' "Reckless" album the following
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| song appeared in the prison picture,
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| | year and hit number one. Today, a whole
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| "Unchained," where it was nominated for a
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| | new generation knows the song from DJ
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| Best Song Oscar. Al Hibbler sang it in
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| | Sammy's 2002 dance version, which was
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| the film, but that same year saw the song
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| | recorded with Yanou and features vocals
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| hit the charts in versions by Hibbler,
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| | by Do (Dominique van Hulst). This modern,
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| Les Baxter, Roy Hamilton, and June Valli.
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| | rhythmic version, which has dance floor
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| Among the nearly 700 artists who have
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| | clout yet still conveys the swirling
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| recorded this song are Harry Belafonte,
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| | all-encompassing passion of love, now
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| Liberace, Jimmy Young, U2, Leann Rimes,
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| | appears in more than a dozen different
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| Neil Diamond, Willie Nelson, Heart, Elvis
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| | remixes and has charted in nearly two
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| Presley, and, of course, the Righteous
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| | dozen countries."In Your Eyes," by Peter
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| Brothers. Their 1965 recording was a huge
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| | Gabriel, 1986.This track from Gabriel's
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| hit, and reached the top twenty again a
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| | "So" album has been called the most
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| quarter century later when it appeared on
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| | beautiful love song ever recorded.
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| the "Ghost" soundtrack in 1990. The duo
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| | There's no denying its passion and power,
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| re-recorded the song the same year and
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| | with unusual chords and lyrics that touch
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| THAT version also hit the top
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| | on spiritual and metaphysical themes.
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| twenty."First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,"
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| | Film director Cameron Crowe worked hard
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| by Ewan MacColl, 1957.A long,
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| | (and reportedly paid two hundred thousand
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| slowly-building flame is how some people
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| | dollars) to get the song into his film,
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| describe the version sung by Roberta
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| | "Say Anything" (in the scene where John
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| Flack, which created a sensation when it
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| | Cusack holds a boom box over his head).
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| appeared in Clint Eastwood's 1971
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| | Another popular story about the song is
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| directorial debut, "Play Misty for Me."
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| | that it was written for Gabriel's then
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| Experimental playwright and folk singer
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| | girlfriend, Rosanna Arquette. If true, it
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| MacColl wrote it 14 years earlier for his
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| | would mean she had two hit songs written
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| partner, Peggy Seeger, who needed a
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| | for her that decade, as she is the
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| romantic song for a play. Written in less
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| | subject of Toto's "Rosanna" from
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| than an hour, the song virtually defines
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| | 1982.Scott G owns G-Man Music & Radical
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| the term "love song." Flack's is the
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| | Radio, where he makes radio commercials
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| definitive rendition, but the song has
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| | and composes music for radio/TV
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| been recorded by dozens of performers in
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| | commercials. As The G-Man, he has 5
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| many genres, including Johnny Cash,
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| | albums on iTunes and distributed by
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| Celine Dion, Elvis Presley, Mel Torme,
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| | Delvian Records.
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